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is president obama. so president obama reaches his goal, his revenue goal which is significant, it's probably, you know, it's probably still not as much as was in the initial simpson-bowles framework, so it's not excessive in any way but it is appropriate for reaching the type of $4 trillion package people are aspiring to, but he does that i both sides in those tax cuts for income over 250, and having a tax reform that was limited at 20%. now, i know that people must not have just seen that because with all the call for tax, high income tax expenditure reform, i should be recalling all the applause and support we've gotten for this proposal. but that hasn't quite happened yet and, of course, that goes to the effect of israel difficult choices. and even at 28%, you know, there was a bit of resistance. i do think it shows that you, that the president not only is open to reform ideas, he's included a significant reform idea in his budget, which raises a half a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. >> i'm
is president obama. so president obama reaches his goal, his revenue goal which is significant, it's probably, you know, it's probably still not as much as was in the initial simpson-bowles framework, so it's not excessive in any way but it is appropriate for reaching the type of $4 trillion package people are aspiring to, but he does that i both sides in those tax cuts for income over 250, and having a tax reform that was limited at 20%. now, i know that people must not have just seen that...
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there is waste, and the obama administration's actually rooted out more than any of its predecessors. you've got to change those incentive systems that i was talking about, and we do that. and that way you can reduce costs without hurting the seniors. so let me -- i'm going to close now. i know i've gone on. there's been a lot of talk about how this is a brave and courageous budget, and i disagree. because i don't think it's brave or courageous at all. to provide another round of tax breaks to very wealthy people at the expense of seniors on medicare, at the expense of investments in education and infrastructure and economic future. and at the expense of middle income taxpayers. and i don't think it's courageous at all to change the tax system to encourage offshoring more american jobs rather than creating more tax incentives to build jobs right here at home. and i don't think it's courageous to whack the medicaid program which millions of seniors rely on, two-thirds of which helps seniors in nursing homes and individuals with disabilities. and they really whacked that as well. i don'
there is waste, and the obama administration's actually rooted out more than any of its predecessors. you've got to change those incentive systems that i was talking about, and we do that. and that way you can reduce costs without hurting the seniors. so let me -- i'm going to close now. i know i've gone on. there's been a lot of talk about how this is a brave and courageous budget, and i disagree. because i don't think it's brave or courageous at all. to provide another round of tax breaks to...
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we were never consulted about obama cared. we were never consulted about the stimulus. we were never consulted about dodd-frank. we all have to work together between 2009 and 2010. amendment 2010 elections were rejected and if we hadn't had candidates in three swing states, we probably would've been the majority in the united states senate. when i look at all the polarization to work with me for two years. the citizens united, very quickly, russ feingold and i went over before the united states supreme court. i've never seen the naÏve failure to understand what the reality is that the gore campaign or about and displayed in those arguments and of course the united states supreme court by a five to for decision says its free speech. it's not interesting that money is free speech? said noticing this floodgates unleashed, spent hundreds of millions of dollars while the republican campaign is going on, vilifying that romney as unfavorables thereof. i can assure the unfavorables as the caveats went on. i think that may have also contributed a lot to this polarization going
we were never consulted about obama cared. we were never consulted about the stimulus. we were never consulted about dodd-frank. we all have to work together between 2009 and 2010. amendment 2010 elections were rejected and if we hadn't had candidates in three swing states, we probably would've been the majority in the united states senate. when i look at all the polarization to work with me for two years. the citizens united, very quickly, russ feingold and i went over before the united states...
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but the obama administration says no. so the canadian prime minister, stephen harper, he goes to china last week. while he's there in china he met with the president of china about selling oil, about selling canadian oil to china. prime minister harper said -- and i quote -- "we are -- talking about canada -- we are an emerging energy superpower. we have abundant supplies of virtually every form of energy. and, you know, we want to sell our energy to people who want to buy our energy. it's that simple." he also spoke of a new era in strategic canada,-canada -- china-, champion energy prostate cancership. and he said if you don't want canadian sand crude, china is awaiting. if you don't want our oil, china is a waiting customer. he returned are with a memorandum of understanding to develop energy sales from canada to china. so for those who don't think that the canadian oil sands are going to be produced, that's wrong. they're going to be produced. this oil will be produced. the issue is whether it's going to go to china o
but the obama administration says no. so the canadian prime minister, stephen harper, he goes to china last week. while he's there in china he met with the president of china about selling oil, about selling canadian oil to china. prime minister harper said -- and i quote -- "we are -- talking about canada -- we are an emerging energy superpower. we have abundant supplies of virtually every form of energy. and, you know, we want to sell our energy to people who want to buy our energy. it's...
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this is hardly the relief that president obama promised. during his campaign, the president said the plan would reduce health care premiums by an average of $2,500 per family. instead premiums have grown by nearly that much since he was elected. i see i'm joined here by two of my colleagues, the distinguished senator from wyoming and the distinguished senator from kansas. there are a number of other promises that we can talk about today. i will -- i know we don't impugn motives around here. it's against the rules. but one has to wonder did advocates of this massive law actually believe these promises or were they simply duped and mislead? and i don't know which is worse. but i know that my colleague, dr. barrasso, himself a physician, who is on the front line of this issue, has griffin this a great deal of thought. so at this point i ask him to join into this colloquy. mr. barrasso: madam president, i stand here with my friend and colleague from mississippi because he and i both attended in his home state of mississippi, a meeting at a hosp
this is hardly the relief that president obama promised. during his campaign, the president said the plan would reduce health care premiums by an average of $2,500 per family. instead premiums have grown by nearly that much since he was elected. i see i'm joined here by two of my colleagues, the distinguished senator from wyoming and the distinguished senator from kansas. there are a number of other promises that we can talk about today. i will -- i know we don't impugn motives around here....
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and i know that this particular debate was brought on because of president obama's decision when it came to the health care coverage offered by religious colleges, universities and charities. the president's offer at this point says that no religious-sponsored institution, such as a college, university, hospital or charity, will be forced to offer health services that violate their basic principles and values, their religious values. the president goes on to say, though, that the employees of that institution would have the right on their own initiative to a service not provided to them under the hospital or university policy, that they can secure by going directly to the insurance company. it removes the church-sponsored, religious-sponsored institution from making the initial decision that might run counter to their values, but gives the freedom to the individual employee to pursue the health care under the law which they consider to be essential, such as family planning. now, some say that this is unacceptable. i think it strikes the right balance. the balance between respecting the c
and i know that this particular debate was brought on because of president obama's decision when it came to the health care coverage offered by religious colleges, universities and charities. the president's offer at this point says that no religious-sponsored institution, such as a college, university, hospital or charity, will be forced to offer health services that violate their basic principles and values, their religious values. the president goes on to say, though, that the employees of...
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and i believe president obama must provide leadership in those efforts. i've seen very little so far. last week i came to the floor to speak about the fiscal cliff and some of the concerns that i continue to have and hear about as i travel to wyoming just about every weekend. just got back from there a few days ago, and people are very concerned about the direction of the country and what may happen to all americans on january 1. last week on the floor i spoke about the president's proposal to raise taxes on people making more than $200,000 a year. in terms of spending next year, that tax increase would pay for just 6.8 days of what washington will spend. so the whole proposal that the president continues to make is basically enough to fund the government for not 52 weeks but one week alone. the tax increases that president obama is now trying to push through will really do almost nothing to reduce our national deficit and nothing to reduce our national debt. the white house and democrats in the senate are focused only on tax hikes while they continue ign
and i believe president obama must provide leadership in those efforts. i've seen very little so far. last week i came to the floor to speak about the fiscal cliff and some of the concerns that i continue to have and hear about as i travel to wyoming just about every weekend. just got back from there a few days ago, and people are very concerned about the direction of the country and what may happen to all americans on january 1. last week on the floor i spoke about the president's proposal to...
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i think that he's engaging obama in the same type of class warfare discussion that obama wants to have and i think we have to go back to the conservative populism of ronald reagan which is to talk about the economy but let me say something else -- we cannot run only on the economic message. we have to be full conservatives on social issues, the national security. >> and aspirational americanism where you are free to go as far as you want to do and to do when you want to do, and you're absolutely right that the hispanic community especially they are very on japan real and when they start small businesses guess what they start liking the government less. >> unfortunately we are out of time so i want to thank you for coming today and join me in thanking the panelists for this terrific discussion. [applause] the fiscal conservative was perhaps best known for his work on the balanced budget act which provided for automatic spending cuts, if the deficit succeeded at an agreed upon limit. after the senate career, he was approached by president clinton to meet treasury secretary, an opportunit
i think that he's engaging obama in the same type of class warfare discussion that obama wants to have and i think we have to go back to the conservative populism of ronald reagan which is to talk about the economy but let me say something else -- we cannot run only on the economic message. we have to be full conservatives on social issues, the national security. >> and aspirational americanism where you are free to go as far as you want to do and to do when you want to do, and you're...
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some of them are hedge fund givers, big supporters of obama in 2008, but they have soured on obama and switched teams. some come from industries that have significant government interests, oil, gas, and coal are one of them. futures received money from payday lenders concerned about the consumer financial protection bureau regular lating them and hoping for a romney win to ease some of that. on the democratic side, there just isn't that collection of people right now. now, it doesn't mean that at no point in the future will there be a large amount of very wealthy liberals because they are out there, who pony up money, but the miscycle is uneven. the saving grace of the president is that he is, as he proved in 2008, uniquely able to raise enormous amounts of money in very small amounts in political terms from enormous amounts of people. we're up to 3 million donors for his campaign. just to give an idea how it differs from what romney's been raising, this is -- this is through reports that came out, primary fundraising through the end of august, president obama raised $147 million or 34
some of them are hedge fund givers, big supporters of obama in 2008, but they have soured on obama and switched teams. some come from industries that have significant government interests, oil, gas, and coal are one of them. futures received money from payday lenders concerned about the consumer financial protection bureau regular lating them and hoping for a romney win to ease some of that. on the democratic side, there just isn't that collection of people right now. now, it doesn't mean that...
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but when this comes to spending the money that we promised them so that they could obama a vital part of americaes -- so that they could become a vital part of mechanic's future, i will make sure that that money is there, so that they have the help they need for the lives we promised them i yield the floor. mr. sessions: madam president, i thank my eloquent colleague. but we don't have a budget. the law requires us to have a budget, passed decade african-american the senate democratic leader of which he is a part -- passed decades ago. the senate democratic leader of which he is a part, said we aren't going to have a budget. we've run up more debt than any time in the history of this republic. there was an agreement to limit spending. it is not a budget. it sets the limit on spending. only on discretionary spending, not on the 60% of the government otherwise that we spend money on. inadequate and insufficient. and before the ink is dry on it, we're back in here with a democratic majority advocating legislation that violates that cap. there's no dispute about it. this is the eighth tim
but when this comes to spending the money that we promised them so that they could obama a vital part of americaes -- so that they could become a vital part of mechanic's future, i will make sure that that money is there, so that they have the help they need for the lives we promised them i yield the floor. mr. sessions: madam president, i thank my eloquent colleague. but we don't have a budget. the law requires us to have a budget, passed decade african-american the senate democratic leader of...
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bush, as was president barack obama. doctor gates has served eight presidents and a number of leadership roles including director of central intelligence agency and deputy, national security advisor. doctor gates was sworn in monday some 18, 2006 as the 22nd secretary of defense. before beaming secretary of defense, doctor gates was the president of texas a&m university, the nation's seventh largest university. prior to assuming the texas a&m presidency, bob served as dean of the george bush school from 99-2001. dr. gates is been awarded the national secure e-mail, the president citizens medal and has twice received the national intelligence distinguished service medal and is three times received cia's highest order, the distinguished intelligence medal. on his last day in office, president obama awarded dr. gates the presidential medal of freedom, america's highest civilian hon. updates as with most honorable and effective public servants i have known, secretary gates, we are deeply indebted to you for being here and i'
bush, as was president barack obama. doctor gates has served eight presidents and a number of leadership roles including director of central intelligence agency and deputy, national security advisor. doctor gates was sworn in monday some 18, 2006 as the 22nd secretary of defense. before beaming secretary of defense, doctor gates was the president of texas a&m university, the nation's seventh largest university. prior to assuming the texas a&m presidency, bob served as dean of the george...
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this was the month that president obama was sworn into office. almost 800 million jobs were lost in america. that's what he saw as he came to the presidency, and then look what happened. the job losses started reducing and finally turned the corner on the positive side. there you have a graphic presentation of two views of the economy,s views of the republicans and george w. bush with all of the job loss and the views of president obama, and that, mr. president, is the debate we're currently engaged in. the republicans want us to return to these policies. policies which call for tax breaks and cuts for the wealthiest in america and basically ignore investments we need to put people back to work. i served in the bowles-simpson deficit commission. i understand this issue a little, maybe more than some. i don't profess to be an expert, but deficits have to be brought under control. you can't borrow 40 cents for every dollar you spend in washington and sustain economic growth in america, period. i also know this. with 10, 11, or 12 million americans
this was the month that president obama was sworn into office. almost 800 million jobs were lost in america. that's what he saw as he came to the presidency, and then look what happened. the job losses started reducing and finally turned the corner on the positive side. there you have a graphic presentation of two views of the economy,s views of the republicans and george w. bush with all of the job loss and the views of president obama, and that, mr. president, is the debate we're currently...
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we know republicans won't do anything that helps president obama. even if it's good for the economy. because their number-one goal is to defeat the president. my friend, mitch mcconnell, has said that. so republicans are hiding behind their usual procedural trick, filibustering with unrelated amendments. if there's any doubt about republicans' motivation to kill this legislation, just, mr. president, take a look with me at the amendment proposed today by senator hatch of utah. the first thing senator hatch's amendment would do is eliminate all the tax cut, every tax cut we have in this proposal. every one of them. the one that's now before the senate. to create jobs, a million jobs. the hatch amendment would literally eliminate every provision in the bill designed to create jobs. senator hatch's amendment eliminates the 10% credit for employers that hire additional workers or increase their payrolls, a provision that would create that part alone half a million jobs. and it strikes another deduction for businesses that invest in machinery and equipme
we know republicans won't do anything that helps president obama. even if it's good for the economy. because their number-one goal is to defeat the president. my friend, mitch mcconnell, has said that. so republicans are hiding behind their usual procedural trick, filibustering with unrelated amendments. if there's any doubt about republicans' motivation to kill this legislation, just, mr. president, take a look with me at the amendment proposed today by senator hatch of utah. the first thing...
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i thank president obama for nominating him and the chairman of the judiciary committee, patrick leahy, for his leadership on our committee in making sure that he had a hearing and he had a vote and now this vote here. i want thank also our ranking member, senator grassley, for his graciousness in stating that he would support him and my hope is the united states district court of connecticut, which faces a backlog now, will have the good fortune to have remaining vacancies filled at the earliest possible date by lawyers as eminently qualified as soon-to-be judge michael shea. i thank this body for approving him in advance and i yield the floor. and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. without objection. mr. bingaman: i give back all remaining time and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a tough time? there appears to be a sufficient second. there is a sufficient second. the question is on dpoirnlation of the shea nomination and the clerk will call
i thank president obama for nominating him and the chairman of the judiciary committee, patrick leahy, for his leadership on our committee in making sure that he had a hearing and he had a vote and now this vote here. i want thank also our ranking member, senator grassley, for his graciousness in stating that he would support him and my hope is the united states district court of connecticut, which faces a backlog now, will have the good fortune to have remaining vacancies filled at the...
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last friday% obama met to discuss a plan for avoiding the fiscal cliff. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. my name is glenn hutchins. a vice-chairman networking spirit of i'd like to welcome everybody here today. congressman oxley, great pleasure to see you. i've got to cut our remarks on sarbanes-oxley now. it is my great pleasure to welcome my colleague and friend, bob greifeld, cto of nasdaq to brookings. there's no doubt he's a successful business executive under his two valued brookings has increased by a factor of four. six dollars per share to $25 per share. gone up to 1.7 million. cash from 800 million major and is taken over the niche market in the united states and made it one of the most important global markets. 10 clearinghouses around the world. that is the facts. those are very straightforward and he is a track record to be proud of. the market he is built, however, is the reason why we've asked them to be here today. the nasdaq stock market list 3200 companies around the world. its great strength is to list the world's most impor
last friday% obama met to discuss a plan for avoiding the fiscal cliff. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. my name is glenn hutchins. a vice-chairman networking spirit of i'd like to welcome everybody here today. congressman oxley, great pleasure to see you. i've got to cut our remarks on sarbanes-oxley now. it is my great pleasure to welcome my colleague and friend, bob greifeld, cto of nasdaq to brookings. there's no doubt he's a successful business executive under his two...
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president obama, stop leading from behind. president obama, lead an effort. right in our military faces devastating cuts that your own secretary of defense said we'd be shooting ourselves in the head, that webbed undermining our national security for generations. we heard what's happed happening in the world. lead, be the commander in chief. your leadership has been absent. you have been awol on this critical issue and our troops and nation deserves better. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: lucky you to be president today. we live in interesting times. you could receive the nobel peace prize for not being somebody else. four years later almost after the nobel peace prize has been awarded, where do we stand as a nation? osama bin laden is dead. that's good. that's a great accomplishment. the president should take plied in that. we should all celebrate the death of that evil man. but that's a -- that's not a foreign policy. is anybody deterred from attacking america in the middle east because bin laden is dead? has anybody said
president obama, stop leading from behind. president obama, lead an effort. right in our military faces devastating cuts that your own secretary of defense said we'd be shooting ourselves in the head, that webbed undermining our national security for generations. we heard what's happed happening in the world. lead, be the commander in chief. your leadership has been absent. you have been awol on this critical issue and our troops and nation deserves better. the presiding officer: the senator...
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that's how he welcomed president obama to the white house. and so they piled filibuster on top of filibuster to stop the rare possibility that this president would give this good man, this un-- exceptional man, i should say, exceptional man a chance to serve his country. listen to the background of this man who is about to become a victim of the 86th republican filibuster. 13 years he sved. he's handled an impressive caseload including almost 3,000 civil and criminal matters and 400 judicial settlement conferences. he is the type of consensus nominee that we look for in every single state. he's given the highest possible rating by the american bar association. no questions asked, this is a good man and a good candidate for this spot. the american bar association's nonpartisan peer review, every single reviewer said this magistrate is well qualified to serve as a circuit court judge in the tenth circuit court of appeals. and where are the politics there? the politics are the democratic majority leader has offered to the two republican senators
that's how he welcomed president obama to the white house. and so they piled filibuster on top of filibuster to stop the rare possibility that this president would give this good man, this un-- exceptional man, i should say, exceptional man a chance to serve his country. listen to the background of this man who is about to become a victim of the 86th republican filibuster. 13 years he sved. he's handled an impressive caseload including almost 3,000 civil and criminal matters and 400 judicial...
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. >> what do you make of president obama's? >> i don't know president obama will. i spoke to him a few times. he was gracious in the to call when my daughter was injured a few sica. as did the vice president. spent your 12 year old daughter, how she? >> she's doing great. but let me just say i have deep admiration for the way he's able to balance out the be the hardest job in the world with the most important job, father and husband. i think the man is a role model. i have deep policy disagreements with the president. that's why i'm grateful we have a republic spent what have you learned from the way he handled his role as a father? >> i think he's done a great job as i think the clintons did, and raising two young girls. under very intense bubble, for himself personally but also the with gigabytes of his time. from what i've read he's never missed a parent teacher conference. if the president of the nfa of the net states and never misses a parent teacher conference, none of us should either. [inaudible] >> i've never said that. what i said is there is no parallel
. >> what do you make of president obama's? >> i don't know president obama will. i spoke to him a few times. he was gracious in the to call when my daughter was injured a few sica. as did the vice president. spent your 12 year old daughter, how she? >> she's doing great. but let me just say i have deep admiration for the way he's able to balance out the be the hardest job in the world with the most important job, father and husband. i think the man is a role model. i have...
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we haven't arrived at the obama elections. it seems clear that we are going to stay out of this for the next several months and hopefully we will see the opposition unified and begin to develop a leadership, better command and control, and that they will begin to do this on their own. thank you very much. [applause] >> we are going to open the floor to your questions. we won't take any comments. we will just take a question. there is an overflow on the floor, and we will take questions from them. just wait for the microphone. we have the microphone here, please. thank you. >> from the atlantic council it's great to see you here. >> nice to see you. >> obviously obama doesn't want to get involved until after our e elections but could intervene much if against its own people we've seen reports that they are moving chemical weapons. if there is a mass atrocities, what should be the response and what is the response. >> obviously public sentiment drives policy to a certain degree. these would create a groundswell sympathy and horr
we haven't arrived at the obama elections. it seems clear that we are going to stay out of this for the next several months and hopefully we will see the opposition unified and begin to develop a leadership, better command and control, and that they will begin to do this on their own. thank you very much. [applause] >> we are going to open the floor to your questions. we won't take any comments. we will just take a question. there is an overflow on the floor, and we will take questions...
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they voted for obama, they came for obama. and i have to say i was surprised, because there wasn't a lot of evidence in the polling. i didn't know people were adjusting their models, but just about every poll showed that 18-29-year-old voters would be 15% of the vote. i personally thought that was a pretty good guess based on what we were seeing. it was higher in '12 than it was in '8. now, just for the sake of clarification and accuracy, they voted for obama in lower numbers. he got -- depending upon which poll you look at -- 67, 68% of that vote four years ago, he only got 60 this time. but that's a little higher than where he was polling. he was polling in the mid 50s for the most part. so very impressive achievement for obama. what i think the republicans have to do -- and, by the way, he lost independents. he lost independents by six points. that's a 14-point swing from four years ago. there are not a lot of people who would have guessed that you'd split the catholic vote, lose white catholics by ten and lose independents
they voted for obama, they came for obama. and i have to say i was surprised, because there wasn't a lot of evidence in the polling. i didn't know people were adjusting their models, but just about every poll showed that 18-29-year-old voters would be 15% of the vote. i personally thought that was a pretty good guess based on what we were seeing. it was higher in '12 than it was in '8. now, just for the sake of clarification and accuracy, they voted for obama in lower numbers. he got --...
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president obama's five-year plan is half of the previous plan. now, we have very, very little we're able to touch as it is, and president obama has backed us up from there, has turned us around, moved us in the wrong direction from there. his plan literally half of the previous plan. so we're moving there in absolutely the wrong direction. this map shows that. this map is what was available for potential drilling under the previous plan. we were finally moving forward on the east coast, on the west coast, offshore alaska. we have been in the gulf. but under president obama's very different lease plan, we're back to saying no. no, no, no, no, no, no, no. backing up, moving in the wrong direction. we're moving in the wrong direction in other areas, too, under this administration. in the gulf of mexico near where i live, traditionally the area where we produce the most u.s. energy, even in the gulf of mexico we're moving in the wrong direction. production is down 17% in 2011. it's projected to go down more in 2012. permitting is down over 40% compar
president obama's five-year plan is half of the previous plan. now, we have very, very little we're able to touch as it is, and president obama has backed us up from there, has turned us around, moved us in the wrong direction from there. his plan literally half of the previous plan. so we're moving there in absolutely the wrong direction. this map shows that. this map is what was available for potential drilling under the previous plan. we were finally moving forward on the east coast, on the...
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well, president obama agrees, and that is why i am here today. i stand here as someone who has been involved with our nation's security for more than 30 years. i have a profound appreciation for the truly remarkable capabilities of our counter-terrorism professionals and our relationships with other nations. we must never compromise that. i will not discuss the sensitive details of any specific operation today. i will not, nor will i ever, publicly divulge sensitive intelligence sources and methods . when that happens our national security is endangered and lives can be lost. at the same time we reject the notion that a discussion of these matters is a step onto a slippery slope that inevitably endangers our national security. too often that here can become an excuse for saying nothing and all which creates avoid that is then filled with myths and falsehoods. that in turn can erode our credibility with the american people and with foreign partners and can undermine the public understanding and support for our effort. in contrast president obama b
well, president obama agrees, and that is why i am here today. i stand here as someone who has been involved with our nation's security for more than 30 years. i have a profound appreciation for the truly remarkable capabilities of our counter-terrorism professionals and our relationships with other nations. we must never compromise that. i will not discuss the sensitive details of any specific operation today. i will not, nor will i ever, publicly divulge sensitive intelligence sources and...
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that's president obama's redistributionist agenda. looking at this more broadly, economists sthaiment if these -- estimate that if these current policies are allowed to spierks the economy could contract by approximately 3 percentage points. that would be a large hit to an economy that is still weak and recovering from the fiscal crisis of 2008. adding another fiscal crisis by not extending these tax policies definitely won't help and will likely do further damage. so, mr. president, preventing this tax hike is what we must focus on. congress should have a laser focus on preventing this looming disaster. yet at a time when we should be working to prevent a massive tax increase, president obama and his democrat allies are spinning their wheels trying to raise taxes on politically unpopular groups. these tax hikes are already scheduled to go into effect. congress doesn't have to do anything and everyone will pay more taxes come 2013. now, that's not a good sign given that some people have called this a do-nothing senate. now, let's just
that's president obama's redistributionist agenda. looking at this more broadly, economists sthaiment if these -- estimate that if these current policies are allowed to spierks the economy could contract by approximately 3 percentage points. that would be a large hit to an economy that is still weak and recovering from the fiscal crisis of 2008. adding another fiscal crisis by not extending these tax policies definitely won't help and will likely do further damage. so, mr. president, preventing...
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president obama with abc news. mitt romney speaking in oklahoma city this afternoon reacted to the president's comment saying he believes marriages between the man and woman. here's some of what he had to say in oklahoma city. >> [inaudible] of it is my great pleasure to welcome governor mitt romney, the next president of the united states. [applause] dubner romney, i am sure you have heard you are now in the richest state of the nation. >> senator john mccain when he ran for president in 2008 he carried every single county in the state of oklahoma. i'm promising i'm going to do all i can to help you carry every county, every county in the state of oklahoma to help you in your race for the presidency of the united states. oklahoma is a great state, every conservative state. we are people who believe in the power of the individual, we believe and economic freedom, we don't believe that government solves all of our problems and i know governor to you believe in the same thing and that is why i am here today to lend m
president obama with abc news. mitt romney speaking in oklahoma city this afternoon reacted to the president's comment saying he believes marriages between the man and woman. here's some of what he had to say in oklahoma city. >> [inaudible] of it is my great pleasure to welcome governor mitt romney, the next president of the united states. [applause] dubner romney, i am sure you have heard you are now in the richest state of the nation. >> senator john mccain when he ran for...
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barack obama won this election by a 50-48% margin. debts may go up to around it 50-48 when the folks in california command and last time it took five weeks to count their votes. they count them in five hours in brazil so i'm not sure why california's less technologically advanced but there we are. all these figures are incomplete as they replied -- it appears obama will get a huge electoral vote advantage and out of this relatively narrow popular vote margin. assuming that he carries florida where he is the current ahead in the miami-dade county. people are are this year counting votes without the assistance of many republican and democratic lawyers. with florida his electoral vote victory is 332-206. bush was 51-48 margin in 2004 india 286 votes and obama was slightly less it appears against 332. i think there is a certain structure of demographic advantage for democrats in the electoral college in this era. democratic voters tend to be clustered into large metropolitan areas and in particular neighborhoods and they give them a craft
barack obama won this election by a 50-48% margin. debts may go up to around it 50-48 when the folks in california command and last time it took five weeks to count their votes. they count them in five hours in brazil so i'm not sure why california's less technologically advanced but there we are. all these figures are incomplete as they replied -- it appears obama will get a huge electoral vote advantage and out of this relatively narrow popular vote margin. assuming that he carries florida...
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they have one of -- one and only goal, prevent barack obama from a second term. with no apparently, no cure for care of the consequences to the economy. and folks, we have persevered but more importantly you, thee and people, if are severe through all of this. that doesn't mean a lot of people aren't still hurting. and we are determined. we are determined to change that. we have made important progress but there is much more to do. the progress you can measure. just look at the chart. progress that cannot be denied. progress you can see, progress people forman or woman going to bed at night, staring at the ceiling, wondering whether they are going to have their jobs tomorrow or wondering whether or not they will be able to stay in their home has their houses underwater through no fault of their own. for that person, for that person, it is still a dire circumstance and we are absolutely determined. we are absolutely determined that the turnaround. so in november, the american people are going to be faced with a stark choice as to who is best prepared to lead this
they have one of -- one and only goal, prevent barack obama from a second term. with no apparently, no cure for care of the consequences to the economy. and folks, we have persevered but more importantly you, thee and people, if are severe through all of this. that doesn't mean a lot of people aren't still hurting. and we are determined. we are determined to change that. we have made important progress but there is much more to do. the progress you can measure. just look at the chart. progress...
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president obama spoke earlier at that briefing. we will show it to you later in our schedule as we'll. you will be able to see it in a video library at c-span.org. also, the new head of the consumer financial protection bureau, richard cordray, speaking out at the brookings institution. he was appointed and sworn in yesterday, and he is at brookings now. that is live on c-span3. also on c-span.org. again, live here at the visitors center on capitol hill, in the press gallery waiting to hear from democratic leaders. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> waiting to hear from nancy pelosi, democratic leader and other democratic leaders, probably the minority whip as well, steny hoyer, and perhaps a preview to the comments at the briefing here, steny hoyer tweeting a short while ago that president putting aside partisanship and focusing on getting americans back to work. gop has led the least productive congress in r
president obama spoke earlier at that briefing. we will show it to you later in our schedule as we'll. you will be able to see it in a video library at c-span.org. also, the new head of the consumer financial protection bureau, richard cordray, speaking out at the brookings institution. he was appointed and sworn in yesterday, and he is at brookings now. that is live on c-span3. also on c-span.org. again, live here at the visitors center on capitol hill, in the press gallery waiting to hear...
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can he beat president obama? number two, can he beat president obama? and number three, can he beat president obama? i think we feel the same way here. you have to be realistic. it's not a fantasy world. i did the whole fantasy thing before with ross perot. that didn't work out so good. there's no perfect candidate. if you look for the perfect candidate, that person doesn't exist because they are human. you have to see who can win the beauty contest. this guy, obama, has a billion dollars to spend on negative campaigning, so what i ask all the candidates when i talked to them, every one at the end of the interview, amongst other questions, i always finished with are you really to play smash mouth for president obama? i'll tell you something. roemer has his ideas, and a lot i agree with, but i think the main thing that's killing this country is politically correctness. we can't say what we think. that's why the president is here today. he's here because of pc. anybody who went and watched the campaigns -- [applause] that's what it is. i was in salem, new
can he beat president obama? number two, can he beat president obama? and number three, can he beat president obama? i think we feel the same way here. you have to be realistic. it's not a fantasy world. i did the whole fantasy thing before with ross perot. that didn't work out so good. there's no perfect candidate. if you look for the perfect candidate, that person doesn't exist because they are human. you have to see who can win the beauty contest. this guy, obama, has a billion dollars to...
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since being sworn in, president obama's e.p.a. has set out to circumvent the will of congress and the american people by turning the already cumbersome mine permitting process into a backdoor means of shutting down coal mines. 18,000 kentuckians work in coal mining, and nearly 200,000 more, including farmers, realtors, and transportation workers rely on the coal industry for their jobs. coal brings in more than $3.5 billion from out of state and pays more than $1 billion in direct wages every year. attacking an industry so important to kentucky will only succeed in putting people out of work, impeding future job growth and increasing energy prices. a a former senior e.p.a. official under the obama administration summed up the logic of the agency by saying it wants to -- quote -- "crucify them." let me say that again. this was a regulator with respect to those working in the coal business saying it wants to quote crucify them, end quote. it is no wonder the administration has failed to answer the american people's call for greater
since being sworn in, president obama's e.p.a. has set out to circumvent the will of congress and the american people by turning the already cumbersome mine permitting process into a backdoor means of shutting down coal mines. 18,000 kentuckians work in coal mining, and nearly 200,000 more, including farmers, realtors, and transportation workers rely on the coal industry for their jobs. coal brings in more than $3.5 billion from out of state and pays more than $1 billion in direct wages every...
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thinking about the fact that washington was first president and president obama was the first black president, and first of all, washington took over the country when the country was in turmoil, and obama did the same thing because we were in financial turmoil, and we're still trying to recover, and i'd like to know your comparing'ses, thank you. >> guest: well, there are some parallels. i mean, for example presidents, like we talked about earlier, you know, washington sometimes in some ways is kind of a patron saint for modern embattled presidents because it turns out he was widely criticized, harshly criticized, some say unfairly criticized as any president since. that whole relationship between the president and the media is something that is ever green. washington traveled around the country in trips that were as cor graphed as anything president obama might do today. you know, it's interesting. it's speculation, but washington did tell someone after he left office before his death in 1799 that the one thing that really worried him about a long term survival of the united states
thinking about the fact that washington was first president and president obama was the first black president, and first of all, washington took over the country when the country was in turmoil, and obama did the same thing because we were in financial turmoil, and we're still trying to recover, and i'd like to know your comparing'ses, thank you. >> guest: well, there are some parallels. i mean, for example presidents, like we talked about earlier, you know, washington sometimes in some...
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do you think the obama situation could have handled better before or after the attack? >> i don't know the details. we have to study it. i'm sure the answer to the question is yes. when something goes wrong, there's always something you could have done better. whiffs governor, but -- when i was governor, by darkest actually was april 2007, a shooting in virginia tech, the worst crime in the history of the state. i landed in japan on a trade mission, and i got back on, flew back, and i dealt with grieving family members in the community, and what i said from day one is we're going to put in place a panel of people with a broad expertise with no connection to virginia tech, and we'll have them turn it upside down to determine everything that could have been done different to minimize the chance that anything like that happens again. we can't prevent it, but we can minimize that chance. we found a lot of things that could have been done better. things that might have happened at any college campus, but it required us to make significant changes to the menial health laws, s
do you think the obama situation could have handled better before or after the attack? >> i don't know the details. we have to study it. i'm sure the answer to the question is yes. when something goes wrong, there's always something you could have done better. whiffs governor, but -- when i was governor, by darkest actually was april 2007, a shooting in virginia tech, the worst crime in the history of the state. i landed in japan on a trade mission, and i got back on, flew back, and i...
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the obama campaign. they talked about a secret money during the ama. obama talked about super -- secret super pacs money, and allow the press coverage has also may not make distinctions in terminology and in meaning. do you think that politicians and the press corps should be held to a higher level and that? do you see hope that, you know, the fact checking of those terms will be happening or is this the definition of a word that was coined, just shifting of the debate? >> well, i think it is obviously important to distinguish between the two. in part because if you don't distinguish between the two and make a point of saying, you know, more than half the spending or however much it is is coming from groups that don't disclose their donors. the demand for disclosure is not going to grow, and we are not going to be able to get anything out of the policy-makers in terms of greater transparency in the system. >> but. >> point about a different kind of labeling. journalism, as it was covering the primaries d
the obama campaign. they talked about a secret money during the ama. obama talked about super -- secret super pacs money, and allow the press coverage has also may not make distinctions in terminology and in meaning. do you think that politicians and the press corps should be held to a higher level and that? do you see hope that, you know, the fact checking of those terms will be happening or is this the definition of a word that was coined, just shifting of the debate? >> well, i think...
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that's the obama economy and it's not doing fine. and with a debt the size of our g.d.p., the president's recent push for even more government spending is equally out of touch. taking more money out of the private sector, out of the hands of businesses and job creators or borrowing it to pay for yet another stimulus has consequences. we need to reduce the size and scope of government, not expand it. we need to put in place a progrowth policy to allow the private sector to flourish. that's why republicans have been calling for years for comprehensive tax reform and for both parties to sit down and begin the process of reforming entitlements. that's how we'll get our fiscal house in order and help the economy grow as well. but without presidential leadership, it simply can't happen. controlling only one chamber, republicans in congress can only do so much. the republican-led house has passed budgets while for three and a half years the democratic-led senate has refused to do so. and they passed 28 job-related bills over in the house th
that's the obama economy and it's not doing fine. and with a debt the size of our g.d.p., the president's recent push for even more government spending is equally out of touch. taking more money out of the private sector, out of the hands of businesses and job creators or borrowing it to pay for yet another stimulus has consequences. we need to reduce the size and scope of government, not expand it. we need to put in place a progrowth policy to allow the private sector to flourish. that's why...
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barack obama. on six different occasions, five in the department of justice, one in the department of defense, they pursued the active prosecution of those they felt were guilty of leaking classified information that might endanger the united states. let me add another personal observation. it was last year when my friend, bill daily, then chief of staff to president obama, came to chicago for a luncheon. it was a nice day. we had a nice luncheon. it was very successful. he said he had to get back to washington, he was in a big hurry, never said why. he told me later, after, he told me much later, after this occurred. i had to get back because we had a classified meeting about hunting down obviously. we -- osama bin laden. we were sworn to secrecy at every level of government so we never disclosed information that we were even thinking about that possibility. bill daly took it seriously, the president takes it seriously, anyone in those positions of power will take it seriously. to suggest otherwis
barack obama. on six different occasions, five in the department of justice, one in the department of defense, they pursued the active prosecution of those they felt were guilty of leaking classified information that might endanger the united states. let me add another personal observation. it was last year when my friend, bill daily, then chief of staff to president obama, came to chicago for a luncheon. it was a nice day. we had a nice luncheon. it was very successful. he said he had to get...
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president obama's budget wipes out the sequester. that's before the ink is dry on the budget control act agreement at the 11th hour to reduce spending over the next decade, $2 trillion, president obama submits a budget in february, january, proposing to wipe out the sequester. all $1.1 trillion of it. what kind of commitment do we have to control spending? just send more money. that's the solution. tax, spend. tax, spend. i wish it weren't so. i wish i could say differently. well, let me ask this question: do my colleagues not feel a responsibility to tell the american people what their financial plan for the future of america is? do they have no responsibility? do they feel no sense of obligation, no duty? and all they want to do is just attack anybody else's plan who's trying to save this republic from financial disaster, attack them, because they might want to reduce spending somewhere, and somebody might not like it because they didn't get quite as much from the government as they got before. are there no programs we're not prepa
president obama's budget wipes out the sequester. that's before the ink is dry on the budget control act agreement at the 11th hour to reduce spending over the next decade, $2 trillion, president obama submits a budget in february, january, proposing to wipe out the sequester. all $1.1 trillion of it. what kind of commitment do we have to control spending? just send more money. that's the solution. tax, spend. tax, spend. i wish it weren't so. i wish i could say differently. well, let me ask...
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president obama was re-elected, and the obama administration had a number of, i think, foreign policy and counterterrorism successes in the first administration. obviously, bin laden was killed in the special operations raid. president obama oversaw the drawdown of troops in iran as well as afghanistan and, yet, i think the lasting legacy from the first term of the obama administration may well be what u.s. officials term the yemen model, how it is that the u.s. is going to fight these wars, these wars against non-state actors, groups against al-qaeda in the future, and in many ways, i think, that during the first term of the obama presidency yemen had become the laboratory for this approach. yemen is now a place over the past four years where the u.s. tested out ways in which it could fight al-qaeda. there's a number of approaches and the obama administration moved away from what the bush administration tempted to do with large ground scale invasions of iraq and afghanistan, and i think everybody who spends any time in yemen would agree that any sort of a boots on the ground approach
president obama was re-elected, and the obama administration had a number of, i think, foreign policy and counterterrorism successes in the first administration. obviously, bin laden was killed in the special operations raid. president obama oversaw the drawdown of troops in iran as well as afghanistan and, yet, i think the lasting legacy from the first term of the obama administration may well be what u.s. officials term the yemen model, how it is that the u.s. is going to fight these wars,...
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in june of 2010, the obama administration that did. for the first time the federal government set a goal to an family youth and child homelessness by 2020. opening doors is based on a growing body of evidence that shows that targeted comprehensive solution to more cost effective than temporary fix this. affordable housing is the cornerstone of any effort to reduce an end homelessness. preservation and expansion through new construction in rental assistance is critical to ending family homelessness. unfortunately becoming for affordable housing are going in all the wrong directions. too many americans cannot afford a safe place to call home. despite the growing need, housing assistance programs are threatened at all levels of government in the current budget environment. next are more affordable housing, prevention is also critical. targeted interventions keep families from losing a home in the first place if their children the trauma of homelessness. absence from school or changes in school, the key drivers or access to affordable hous
in june of 2010, the obama administration that did. for the first time the federal government set a goal to an family youth and child homelessness by 2020. opening doors is based on a growing body of evidence that shows that targeted comprehensive solution to more cost effective than temporary fix this. affordable housing is the cornerstone of any effort to reduce an end homelessness. preservation and expansion through new construction in rental assistance is critical to ending family...
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and i like president obama, too. i have known him as a senator, i have known him as a friend, and i have known him as a president, and what i'm saying here is that he hasn't done the job, i don't believe he's going to do the job, i don't think he has the background to do the job, and for us to not put somebody who does in there may be catastrophic for the future of our country. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: i ask unanimous consent that my friend from alabama and i be allowed to engage in a colloquy. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: would the senator yield for a unanimous consent request? i ask unanimous consent that my full remarks be placed in the record at this point. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: let me say from the outset that this senate is -- and this nation are profoundly fortunate to have had the services of senator orrin hatch for
and i like president obama, too. i have known him as a senator, i have known him as a friend, and i have known him as a president, and what i'm saying here is that he hasn't done the job, i don't believe he's going to do the job, i don't think he has the background to do the job, and for us to not put somebody who does in there may be catastrophic for the future of our country. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from...
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in fact, the obama administration has done just that. and i've asked them as well, since we have limited resources, please, try to identify those who might fall urn the qualification of the -- under the qualification of the dream act and do not deport them. now, there are some who will argue, oh, wait a minute, they should all go. but we know we have limited resources for enforcement. if you were a state trooper parked on a side of a highway in illinois or west virginia and the speed limit is 55 miles an hour and one car comes by at 65 miles an hour and the next cup comes hurdling by at 110 miles an hour and you can only go after one car, which one will you go after? you know the answer. you go after the call that's traveling so fast that it's a danger to the occupants and everyone else. the same thing is true when it comes to questions of deportation. use good prosecutorial, sound judgment with limited resources to deport only those people who could be a threat ordaining to this united states. that's the first priority. just earlier tod
in fact, the obama administration has done just that. and i've asked them as well, since we have limited resources, please, try to identify those who might fall urn the qualification of the -- under the qualification of the dream act and do not deport them. now, there are some who will argue, oh, wait a minute, they should all go. but we know we have limited resources for enforcement. if you were a state trooper parked on a side of a highway in illinois or west virginia and the speed limit is...
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check, obama. what about dem graphics versus the economy? the voter profile gets friendlier to democrats as middle-aged and senior white males become a smaller part of the electorate. and latinos and other minorities become a larger part is as is happening right now. check, obama. on the other hand, no president has ever been elected since world war ii with an up employment rate over -- unloiment rate over 8%. at this stage 8% on election day would be on the optimistic side of most economists' expectations, so check, romney. money versus mobilization, with citizens united and the proliferation of political action committees and the so-called 501c4s, the republicans -- unlike last time -- will have a money advantage in 2012. groups like karl rove, the chamber of commerce are going to be swamping democratic resources in some of the swing states, if not many of them. check, romney. but if the number of undecided voters or persuadables is as small as some poller issters -- pollsters believe it'll be, t
check, obama. what about dem graphics versus the economy? the voter profile gets friendlier to democrats as middle-aged and senior white males become a smaller part of the electorate. and latinos and other minorities become a larger part is as is happening right now. check, obama. on the other hand, no president has ever been elected since world war ii with an up employment rate over -- unloiment rate over 8%. at this stage 8% on election day would be on the optimistic side of most economists'...
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he says mitt romney can beat president barack obama. mr. romney and texas governor juan paul are the only republicans who qualified for a spot on virgin yes march 6th gop presidential balad. the president in the u.s. chamber of commerce criticized new gingrich for his attack against mitt romney over his venture capital firm. thomas donahue says the republican presidential hopefuls are setting up an ad campaign for president obama to use against mitt romney. to conceal mr. donahey's for comment on c-span.org. in this episode we are going to take a look at the surprising comment on climate change and the scientists behind the research. >> i think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated that. >> what i do is i waste different comments by politicians on a one to four scale. if you say something really outrageous that's completely you see something that's a level slightly misleading or out of context you might get as little as one pinocchio. >> with the vigor deliberately lying and i think the politicians is the same th
he says mitt romney can beat president barack obama. mr. romney and texas governor juan paul are the only republicans who qualified for a spot on virgin yes march 6th gop presidential balad. the president in the u.s. chamber of commerce criticized new gingrich for his attack against mitt romney over his venture capital firm. thomas donahue says the republican presidential hopefuls are setting up an ad campaign for president obama to use against mitt romney. to conceal mr. donahey's for comment...
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and after that the dem crajt race with hillary clinton and barack obama. all of that on c-span3 today. >> if you really want to see the candidates, c-span's road to the white house political coverage take you on the campaign trail. >> well, i think it's a little hard for pollsters to know exactly who's going to come out. i'm pleased that we're seeing the kinds of crowd that we're seeing, so pretty exciting. >> go to town halls, campaign rallies and meet and greets. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you for coming. it was enjoyable. >> it's a pleasure to have a listening ear. >> okay. >> thank you for giving one. >> i do have a question for you. you talked about bringing manufacturing back here to the united states. what are some of the plans to do that? are you planning on, you know, taxing some of these big countries -- companies, or shipping the work overseas? >> i want a tax code that clears out all of the loopholes -- >> watch our new hampshire primary coverage on c-span television and on our web site, c-span.org. >> in 1966 bobby seale and huey newto
and after that the dem crajt race with hillary clinton and barack obama. all of that on c-span3 today. >> if you really want to see the candidates, c-span's road to the white house political coverage take you on the campaign trail. >> well, i think it's a little hard for pollsters to know exactly who's going to come out. i'm pleased that we're seeing the kinds of crowd that we're seeing, so pretty exciting. >> go to town halls, campaign rallies and meet and greets. [inaudible...
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there's no question that this bill, signed by president obama, is landmark. it is a landmark piece of legislation. it signaled an end to insurance company discrimination among many, but especially against those who are ill, against those are preexisting conditions, and especially, mr. president, against women. as a result of this bill we passed, being a woman is no longer a preexisting disability in eric in. for many, many years, djourns companies have charged american women higher premiums. why in because they're women. and for years american women have unfairly borne the burden of high costs of contraception as well. even women with private insurance often wind up spending hundreds of dollars each year more for birth control. today women of reproductive age spend two-thirds more out of their own pockets for health care costs than men largely due to the high cost of birth control. but starting tomorrow, no insurance plans must cover contraception. how much, mr. president? no additional pay at a under health reform, about 47 million women will have additional
there's no question that this bill, signed by president obama, is landmark. it is a landmark piece of legislation. it signaled an end to insurance company discrimination among many, but especially against those who are ill, against those are preexisting conditions, and especially, mr. president, against women. as a result of this bill we passed, being a woman is no longer a preexisting disability in eric in. for many, many years, djourns companies have charged american women higher premiums....
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it is a actually what happened with the president's -- president obama's health care bill. $400 billion was funded this way. social security still has a surplus, although it's been drawn down, it still has a surplus in its account. medicare does. and so the medicare trustees raised medicare taxes, they cut benefits and they saved $400 billion. and under that, which would be money of the medicare, and the trustees, it's their money. what happens with it? under the conventions of accounting, the money was available to be spent by the u.s. treasury. and the u.s. treasury then would spend it on the new health care bill. and the congressional budget office director, mr. elmendorf, wrote me a letter the night before the bill passed, christmas eve, and he said this is double counting the money. you can't simultaneously count it as making medicare better and providing new money to fund the health care bill with. $400 billion on the night before the vote, he announces this is double counting. if a private business were to do it, they would be in big trouble, i suggest. they might be sued for fra
it is a actually what happened with the president's -- president obama's health care bill. $400 billion was funded this way. social security still has a surplus, although it's been drawn down, it still has a surplus in its account. medicare does. and so the medicare trustees raised medicare taxes, they cut benefits and they saved $400 billion. and under that, which would be money of the medicare, and the trustees, it's their money. what happens with it? under the conventions of accounting, the...
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obama barely changed a word. he said i'll use the money were no longer spending on poor to pay down our debt and put more people back to work, rebuilding roads and bridges, schools and right with. after two wars that cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars it's time to do so nation but right here at home. said the bomb used pretty much the same words, so did we and our fact check that night. we just recycled what we have said before. so when brooks asked us, the three of us a couple your to predict mistakes candidates would make again, in the debates, this one seems like pretty much like a natural. and even before today, actually last friday in woodbridge virginia at a rally, obama said again he wants to use were savings to pay down the debt and put people to work. so i would say that's a pretty good bet for the debates. for romney i've got a prediction that i think is just a solid, and it kind of goes back to the top of his campaign book two years ago, no apology. ever since romney has made it a p
obama barely changed a word. he said i'll use the money were no longer spending on poor to pay down our debt and put more people back to work, rebuilding roads and bridges, schools and right with. after two wars that cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars it's time to do so nation but right here at home. said the bomb used pretty much the same words, so did we and our fact check that night. we just recycled what we have said before. so when brooks asked us, the three of us a...
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president obama's tax proposal would save us $800 billion. the department of defense cut over ten years is $600 billion. so the republicans here, almost to a person, are basically arguing that rather than raise taxes on the richest 2% in america at all, we would run the risk of jeopardizing our national security. that's false choice. we can have a strong national defense, and we must. but we can also have a rational approach to reducing our debt. our military is the best in the world. it's the biggest in the world. it is larger than most other nations, the next ten combined, and it's certainly dramatically larger than any potential enemy of the united states. it has kept us safe as a nation, and we want it to continue it to. the men and women are the best who serve us in our military. but we can save money in the department of defense. we can do it and reduce the deficit. what we need from the republican side of the aisle is the willingness that we found in the simpson-bowles commission of a few republicans to step up and say yes. we need to
president obama's tax proposal would save us $800 billion. the department of defense cut over ten years is $600 billion. so the republicans here, almost to a person, are basically arguing that rather than raise taxes on the richest 2% in america at all, we would run the risk of jeopardizing our national security. that's false choice. we can have a strong national defense, and we must. but we can also have a rational approach to reducing our debt. our military is the best in the world. it's the...
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at think obama is worried right now. he is worried that the and people will turn out in the same the general lack of enthusiasm and lori halley will persuade sufficient numbers of those independents to show up for him. then you know, if i am in this position i am scared too. is not a slam-dunk head for the divided republican party you know who will provide adequate opposition. >> mike on our independent line. you are on c-span. >> that is it due jersey, northwest new jersey. >> a beautiful country. >> estimated is. not all just s fog jungle. you're absolutely right. first of what to think you for the agenda to talk, but i want to commend you. your assessment is extremely accurate. as a middle-class income person i think this serves away from voting is the impatience with the fact that we are presented by both parties. we don't really have a choice. two people, both associated with heavy funding from special-interest. they do not represent the middle-class, and that is manifest in the fact that you have the democrats who
at think obama is worried right now. he is worried that the and people will turn out in the same the general lack of enthusiasm and lori halley will persuade sufficient numbers of those independents to show up for him. then you know, if i am in this position i am scared too. is not a slam-dunk head for the divided republican party you know who will provide adequate opposition. >> mike on our independent line. you are on c-span. >> that is it due jersey, northwest new jersey....
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over the obama era of the u.s. have lost public sector jobs while gaining a lot of private sector jobs. you have to deal with the democracy you are given and given that just about as much stimulus as he could. >> host: in princeton, you are on with mike grunwald. >> caller: i have firsthand knowledge. i was in central illinois and for the past two years we have been dotted with these windmills everywhere. these -- you don't know your facts. the company is doing a bid -- >> guest: i said that. the factories are located in the u.s.. >> caller: the company here is from spain. [talking over each other] >> caller: the most fertile land in the world. these things make people sick. they killed birds. they only produce 5% they estimated of anything. it is a big scene. these companies from spain and affixing the ones in spain because they cannot afford both systems so they are letting their windmills rest out and quit because you always have to have a backup. this has moved over to us and we are fools if we think this wind
over the obama era of the u.s. have lost public sector jobs while gaining a lot of private sector jobs. you have to deal with the democracy you are given and given that just about as much stimulus as he could. >> host: in princeton, you are on with mike grunwald. >> caller: i have firsthand knowledge. i was in central illinois and for the past two years we have been dotted with these windmills everywhere. these -- you don't know your facts. the company is doing a bid -- >>...
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the obama administration has crossed a dangerous line. the founders knew that the right of religious belief is inviolable. they gave this god-given right the pride of place they knew it deserved right there in the first amendment so that americans would never have to fear its loss. unfortunately, because of the actions of this administration, americans now do. this is a huge mistake that i hope the administration is currently reconsidering. and if they don't, congress will act. the first amendment rights of the american people must be protected and those of us who recognize the fundamental importance of religious freedom to our nation will see to it that it is respected by this government and restored in full. madam president, i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: i'd ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without o
the obama administration has crossed a dangerous line. the founders knew that the right of religious belief is inviolable. they gave this god-given right the pride of place they knew it deserved right there in the first amendment so that americans would never have to fear its loss. unfortunately, because of the actions of this administration, americans now do. this is a huge mistake that i hope the administration is currently reconsidering. and if they don't, congress will act. the first...